The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-20
A DRAWN FIGHT
,DETvnEN sMlrrr AND krL,,A,s.
Forths Championship Of the worII-park.
Y ness Prevents Yinish, but tho Ame,l. T
can Acknowledged tho Hest Man.
4 A description Of tho Fight,


LONDON. Dec. l0,-Tho International
contest between Jake Kilraln, Of Bal,i.
moro, and JON Smith, Of England, Tor The
diamond belt and tho championship OF
the world took place on tho laland Of s..
plore, In tho river sclnc, France, to-day
In tho presence Of about ono hundred
persona. There was no police lnteriorercs,
G. W. Atkinson, tho referee, performed
his duties with satlniac!ion to ali concesn.
Cd. Jem Smith was seconded by Jack
Dalder and Jack Harper and was attended
by Jem Howes and Dick Roberts. Jako
Kilrain was seconded by Charley Mitchsll
and Ned Donnelly and was attended by
Charley Rowell. Messrs. Fleming and
Harding acted as time keepers and I'm.
piruJ.
The Hshtiwas remarkable Tor the per.
sls.ent wrcotling OF tho men. In tie
fourth round Smith was knocked nearly
ellly by terrific smack on the car,
Though Smith had tho worst ol the ialir,
ho lought rplOndidly under great
difficulties, and whs as fresh "a
KIlraIn when darkness stopped the
fight At 4:55. One hundred and ak rounds
were fought, lasting two and hall hop,s.
Tho party left the pAris.Roueu train OF
the village Of BorBnefes, whence they
tranped across muddy 6elds and marshy
lands to the riy0r, where there was q
steam launch lying alongside the bank.
Tho party included Lord DeCinord, the
Marquis Of QuoGnsberry, Sir Hugh Drum.
monJ, Hon. Mr.. Sandys and Captain Lee
Barber. The launch took oil hands on
board and steamed 10 the scene pelected
for the fight. Their great difficulty was
experienced In getting good site for the
ring on account Of the deep mud.
AN E1cRLLENr RING 'gN-
was pitched. Kilrain fought ut ls4 pounds
and Smith at $50 pounds, q heavier weight
than he has fought at heretofore. Smiths
castor was thrown into thu ring and was
Immediately followed by Kilrain's beaver.
The fight commenced at 2:l0P. N. It was
lively and energetic battls for the first
three rounds-a quick give and take with
close gparring. In the fourth round Xii.
rain got In, giving Smith smaah on the
car which appeared to stun him. In the
wreatllng which formed feature Of a
number Of succeeding rounds, Smith was
no match for the American. He had the
WORT OF every fall, Kilrain each time com.
Ing down heavily on his PROSTATE form.
The fight was declared draw. The men
reached Paris ct late hour tonight after
tedious journey. 81 ~.
A New York dispatch says: Richard
K. Fox was In excellent epirits this even.
Ing when reporter asked him what he
Thought OF the cable reports o. the Smith.
Kilrain fight. He said he was satisfied
Kurain had the beat OF the fight. Mr..
Fo1 said that his representative q. the
a nit preeented Kilrain with a check for
co,;N when tho latter entered the ring to.
XII lrain won, the atakes and belt which 20
to him wt;e worth together about $1,000.
yunrHER PARTICULARS.
The betting wrs on Smith at the ntars,
yee,ing to Kilra!n later. There was much
wrestling instead of isShting. Smith had
the beat at the start ano forced the fight
ing, Kilrsin had the Advantage In wreat-
ling. In the eighteenth round kilrain hit
Smith on the left ear, causing q awelling
tho pixs Of IN egg, md knock
ing him down. kilrain's right oye
was closed. The fight varied until
, the fifteenth round, when Kilrain led IN.
til the nineteenth, knocking down Smith
three times and being knocked down him.
sell orce. Smiths ear swelling buret, TO
J, his great relief. After the nineteenth
: round Smiths strength returned and he
held his own. He had the best Of the
last elk rounds, both men fighting as
quickly and as strongly as at the etnrt.
Tho referee ordered that the fight be re-
sured tomorrow, but later Smith and
kllrsin expressed mutua! recpecs ior each
Z other, .
~. swoRR ETERNAL rnIESpsuIr,
agresd 70 consider tho fight draw and
pledged each other to asht Sullivan. The
general opinion is that the deht was the
ganeat heavy weight contest Of the pres
ent generation.
Smith was first to ap, ,1esr on tho score.
The men shook hands and the principals
: and their seconds retired 20 their reapec-
tive corners. Smith appeSred In white
knee brsechea and emerald green cocks
and looked q perfect Hcrculag. ki!rRin
wore black tights and brown socks, and
although in point Of muscular develop
menS compared unfsvorably with his op.
ponent, tho American had decidedly the
sdvantaga in height, and from bead to
heel looked tho thorough bualre.elike
+ Sgh!er.
The colors sported by both men we're
largely worn by the rival banda Of spccta-
tarb, those OF kilrain bearing the stars and
stripes, an Irish harp, and q portrait Of
himself, while Smith, inside Of purple
border, Bported tho union jack and the
royal star; dard, surmouuted by the typi-
cal, sporting pelican. Both men fought
with remarkable energy and determine
y tlo3, and their aaconds encouraged them.
HOW THEY FOUGHT.
Round 1.-The men had no sooner faced
each O. ther than Kilrain led OF with bis
loft and landed lightly on tho head.
Smith counte. .-ed viciously with his left In
i';tho region Of th:. stomach, but Kilrair
neatly stopped i! aid returned tap on
Smith'e anatomy. Both men now spared
cantionsly, hut soon clost,d and fell, Kill
rnin going down under Snie.h.
Rouuu 2--As soon AZ tho mon camo to-
gether again tho American dsshe,.l out
with his left, but ~as clsverly stopped by
Smith, who sent In his left sharply on tho
b 'dy, and tho body and pair closed and
wNet'ph Tor fall which a8ain resulted In
favor Of the Engliabman. " -
Round S-rhe Eaglish psrt were now
n6ilant, as their man came up smiling,
kilrain, however, again forced the iiVht.
Ing, but Jem clcyerly lodged. After .ome
severe hbbtug, in his own corner tie Eng.
lishman got his man down. 7I5'
Round 4-Kil,ain " CO tiret to commence
hosiilities, letting ay his left, rhich land
ed on Smiths head, but in return he va,
Che recipient OF a, red hot one on the riph
sye.. Come heavy countering followed
Dnfipg this tho American landed ter
rihc right handler on Smiths left ear
which narrowly eecaped giving the Eng
lishman bis coup do grace. i, = .
Round 5-lt was now the Yapkees' tur,
tocfow and kilrain iollowed d bic ad vantage
forced the pace and at once went in 10
fighting and throw bis man, Smith goln,
down heavily. 2.tasIiS ~ -. y e.. e.
{ Round G-smith daahed out with hi
lett, and got singer In on the head The,
tie men Immediately cloaed and wen
down. p !.
Rol md 7 and S-Was now manifest ,ha
Smith was no match for bis opponent a
s wrestling. These rounds were remark
ably for hugging tactics in which nc!,he
man made Any hsadway. ,if W.
Round 9--kllrain let fly with his lei
and right but was cleverly stopped, ant
Jem got in = tremendous left hand ilusl
on the no.e, following this up with biz
In the rounds which followed the partl
sans Of each side were alternately jubi
lating, though kilrain scored the most O
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